Narrative:The Douglas DC-2 named "Praha" forced landed in a field at Doornspijk on its first scheduled flight Prague-Amsterdam due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot (Karl Balik, 32) and the radio operator (W. Mika, 29) were injured. The mechanic (F. Strunk) and the nine passengers were not injured.The crew experienced problems obtaining a bearing to the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. At 19:26 hours it appeared the flight had flown past the airport. The controller at Schiphol kept in touch with the flight, continuously supplying heading information while two other aircraft were coming in for landing. Contact was lost at the moment the flight was cleared to land.The DC-2 wandered around, trying to find the airport. Weather was poor due to a snow storm. Running out of fuel, the captain decided to perform a forced landing. The aircraft's landing lights were ineffective in the snow storm and the captain's windshield was obscured by snow. He opened a side window but this did not help. A flare chute was dropped, but the crew were unable to observe the surroundings. The aircraft hit trees and impacted a field next to the Puttenerallee near Elburg, about 70 km ENE of Schiphol Airport.

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path. Distance from Praha-Ruzyne International Airport to Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport as the crow flies is 700 km (437 miles).Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.